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Inform Direct wins Feefo Gold Trusted Service Award for Third Consecutive Year

Published in Inform Direct news on April 25, 2019 by Johnathan Korchak

We’re thrilled to have again been awarded the Gold Trusted Service Award by Feefo, the ratings, reviews and customer analytics platform. An independent seal of excellence, the Trusted Service award recognises exceptional…

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What are preference shares?

Published in Shares and shareholders on April 18, 2019 by Johnathan Korchak

Most shares issued by companies are ordinary shares, but they are just one of the different types of shares available. Preference shares, sometimes also called ‘preferred shares’ or just ‘prefs’, can also be useful both to…

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Tags: shares, shareholders, share classes, share types, preference shares

When should you file form SH01?

Published in Shares and shareholders on April 17, 2019 by Henry Catchpole

When shares are allotted the directors must remember to file form SH01 (otherwise known as a return of allotment of shares) at Companies House.…

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Tags: shares, share issue, Companies House

Resignation of a director: what to do

Published in Company officers on April 9, 2019 by Philip Newman

In this article we look at what the director needs to do – including sending a resignation letter to the company – what potential issues need to be considered and also what the company needs to do – including…

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Tags: company officers, directors, resignation

What is a sole trader?

Published in Business management on April 9, 2019 by Johnathan Korchak

A sole trader is a self-employed person who owns and runs their own business as an individual. A sole trader business doesn’t have any legal identity separate to its owner, leading many to say that as a sole trader you are…

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Tags: business types, sole trader

Inform Direct product update: two-step verification

Published in Inform Direct news on April 9, 2019 by Jayne Challinor

Here at Inform Direct we continue to invest in enhancing the security of your data – which is why we have just introduced two-step verification for subscribers. Two-step verification can help protect you from attempts to…

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Tags: Inform Direct, two-step verification, security